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User interface and processing workflow questions. Using the built-in viewer. Navigating batches. Manual indexing options.

Exclude Index Field from Index Log

Tuesday, 29 December 2020 by Alex Stewart
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Index & Batch Logging reference. Many times when outputting a Log file via CSV, XML, TXT, etc. there will be index fields that are required in the Job Configuration, but not desired to be output in the Index Log. In those cases those fields can be excluded from the Index
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Turn Off Prompts and Pop Ups on Job Configurations

Friday, 04 December 2020 by Alex Stewart
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Job Configuration Interface reference. SimpleIndex has a variety of prompts and pop ups that must be clicked that come up by default. These are normally needed by most users to set certain options or perform certain tasks based on the Job Configuration settings that have been
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Change the Font Size of Index Fields

Thursday, 03 December 2020 by Alex Stewart
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Index Fields reference. Index fields have a default 8 point font size, but this can be changed if required for visibility. You can change this by editing a registry file in the Registry Editor and set any font size you would like. To make this change follow these instructions
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Large Documents (>500 pages) are Slow to Process

Thursday, 06 February 2020 by Cary Wiedman
When working with PDF image files containing a high number of pages (typically in excess of 500, but can vary by file and PC running the job) SimpleIndex may run into performance issues as it attempts to hold all of those pages in memory and perform the requested operations (full-text OCR in particular can tax
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Regular Expression (RegEx) – Syntax or Type

Monday, 29 July 2019 by Simple Software
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Regular Expressions reference. SimpleIndex uses the .NET regular expressions library. .NET uses the JavaScript/ECMAScript regular expression syntax format. For more information see the Regular Expressions Wiki Page.
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Index With Non-Latin Character Sets

Monday, 29 July 2019 by Simple Software
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Languages reference. By default SimpleIndex uses the ANSI character set to display and edit captured OCR data, index field values and full-text OCR. This works for all languages based on the Latin alphabet (English, French, Spanish, German, etc.) To index documents in other languages like Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Arabic and
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Skip to Blank Index on Save Index

Monday, 29 July 2019 by Simple Software
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Index & Batch Logging reference. If you would like to have SimpleIndex automatically go to the next page with a blank field and highlight that field when the Save Index button or Enter a change to the XML text of the Job Configuration is needed. This can be useful to
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Stop Autorun When Double Clicking Configuration

Monday, 29 July 2019 by Simple Software
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Settings Wizard reference. SimpleIndex jobs can be launched from an icon, just like opening a Word document saved on your desktop. However when you do this the default behavior is to automatically run the job file once it opens in SimpleIndex. If you just want to open the job without
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Autonumber Increment Value

Monday, 29 July 2019 by Simple Software
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Autonumber reference. If you want to change the value of how much the Autonumber Increments each time from 1 to any number that you want then do the following: 1.  Right click on the configuration file and “Open With” any text editor, such as Notepad.2.  Search for the following:AUTONUMBER_COUNT3.  Change
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Overlap of SimpleView Viewer in SimpleIndex Display

Monday, 29 July 2019 by Simple Software
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the SimpleView interface reference. Occasionally on certain Windows displays the SimpleView viewer sub-window in SimpleIndex will extend over the Index fields causing the user to not be able to interact with them or click Save All/Save Index or use the Mouse Actions. This seems to happen more with ultra-high resolution monitors
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Forward Blank Index Fields

Monday, 29 July 2019 by Simple Software
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Index Fields reference. To turn on the carry Forward when you blank out an index field do the following: 1.  Right click on the configuration file and open with Notepad or another text editor. 2.  Search for this XML value:  FORWARD_BLANK 3.  Set the value to true
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Viewer Reset for SimpleIndex

Monday, 29 July 2019 by Simple Software
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete SimpleView Application reference. If you have any issues with the SimpleView viewer within SimpleIndex not displaying properly or the grid size being off you can reset it by doing the following. 1.  Go to the Registry by searching for regedit 2.  Locate this folder path: hkey_current_user\software\vb and vba applications\simpleindexORhkey_current_user\software\vb and vba program
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Max List Size

Monday, 29 July 2019 by Simple Software
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete File Output Settings reference. If you have a field that has a list and it loads very slowly then the size of the list that it loads needs to be limited. You first open the Registry or regedit.  Then you find this location:  Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\SimpleIndex\Misc Then you right click in the space
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MISSING file move with multiple files

Monday, 29 July 2019 by Simple Software
​Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete File Output Settings reference. If you want to move the MISSING files from the Output folder to another folder and create multiple MISSING files then use this script for the .bat file: ren “C:\Users\dgraves.META\Desktop\Folder1\Missing.pdf” Missing-%date:~10,4%%date:~7,2%%date:~4,2%_%time:~0,2%%time:~3,2%.PDF  Move “C:\Users\dgraves.META\Desktop\Folder1\Missing*.pdf” “C:\Users\dgraves.META\Desktop\Folder2” This will rename the file to MISSING-DATE_TIME and then move it to another
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In the middle of a batch that was scanned our computer is receiving an error, from that point to the end of the batch it’s not saved. Is this a SimpleIndex problem or windows?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder
This usually indicates an overload of the memory of the computer
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If it possible for index values to be keyed twice to ensure accuracy (double-key verification)?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Database reference. There are two ways to do double-key verification in SimpleIndex. When there is one operator, simply configure 2 index fields with the same name. The index value can only be saved if the 2 fields match. If there are multiple operators, you can accomplish the same
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Acrobat PDF files will not display in SimpleIndex, and when I exit the program it crashes.

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder
This is a known compatibility issue between the browser plug-ins for Acrobat 6 (Full) and Acrobat 7 (Reader). When both programs are installed on the same machine, and automatic updates are applied, registration for the browser plug-in is corrupted. Th
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I accidentally clicked something and now I can’t see my image in SimpleIndex. What did I do and how can I fix it?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder
and in the middle of that sidebar are buttons that control the Mouse Action. By default the Mouse Action is set to Zoom In on the image so when you need to magnify something on an i
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Are installation and training options available for SimpleIndex?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Installation reference. SimpleSoftware professional services will be happy to design and configure your first scanning and indexing process free with the purchase of Annual Maintenance. We will do this online using GotoMeeting web conferencing software so you can learn to setup and use the software as we work.
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How do you configure a field to select from a list of possible values?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Index & Batch Logging reference. List fields are populated using a text file or database field containing the values for that list. The text file scenario will be described first. To configure a list field, go to the Index tab in the Job Options. Create a list field
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